Leeds United v Newcastle United: The team news has been confirmed ahead of Saturday’s match at Elland Road (12:30pm kick-off).
Eddie Howe made one change to his Newcastle side for the crucial match against Leeds with Miguel Almiron coming back in place of Jacob Murphy. The Magpies travel to Leeds looking to get back to winning ways after last Sunday’s 2-0 defeat at home to Arsenal.
Meanwhile, Leeds are looking to end a run of six Premier League games without a win in their first home match under new manager Sam Allardyce.
Newcastle have several players ruled out of the match with Howe confirming a few season ending injury issues. Jamaal Lascelles, Matt Ritchie and Emil Krafth have all had their seasons ended prematurely while Ryan Fraser has been frozen out of the first-team picture.
NUFC XI: Pope; Trippier, Schar, Botman, Burn; Guimaraes, Joelinton, Willock; Almiron, Isak, Wilson
Subs: Dubravka, Dummett, Gordon, Saint-Maximin, Lewis, Targett, Manquillo, Murphy, Anderson
1. Jamaal Lascelles – calf
Set to be out after picking up a calf injury. Will miss the rest of the season. Photo: Stu Forster
2. Matt Ritchie – knee
Out for the remainder of the season with a knee issue picked up in training.
3. Sean Longstaff – foot
Misses his third match after picking up a foot injury against Everton. Could be out for the season following specialist assessment.
4. Emil Krafth – knee
Krafth has been ruled-out of the rest of the season after suffering an ACL injury during their Carabao Cup win against Tranmere Rovers back in August. Photo: Stu Forster